Wind Advisory
Ends in 3 h 8 min
When
Until 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ this morning.
Where
Central North Dakota, including the James River Valley.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Bismarck ND
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
West to northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
Impacts
Things left unsecured outside will be blown around.
Precautionary actions
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Areas: Renville; Bottineau; Rolette; McHenry; Pierce; Mercer; Oliver; Sheridan; Wells; Foster; Burleigh; Kidder; Stutsman; Grant; Emmons; Logan; McIntosh; Northwest Ward; Central and Southern Ward/Minot Area; Western McLean; Eastern McLean; Western Morton; Eastern Morton; Western Sioux; Eastern Sioux
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Observed 5:35 AM CDT at KHZE

Hazen, ND weather

Windy and 41°5°, gusts to 40 mph65 km/h today.

Forecasts differ

Now 41°5°

Windy · Feels like 32°0°

Feels like: 32°0°; Wind chill from 20 mph32 km/h wind · air 41°5°
Wind: 20 mph32 km/hgusts 32 mph52 km/h; From the west-northwest. Easing to 9 mph14 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry · down to 24°−4° by 1 PM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 15Good; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

13°7° cooler than this time yesterday (54°12° then, 41°5° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 41 mph66 km/h until 2 PM
High 51°11° today at 4 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Hard freeze tonight 1–11 AM (low 23°−5°)
Hard freeze tomorrow night from midnight (low 27°−3°)

This morningDown to 37°3° by 8 AM · gusts to 41 mph66 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 51°11° by 4 PM · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 26°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 39°4° by 11 AM · freezing, low 23°−5° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 49°9° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 27°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	31°−1°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 41 mph67 km/h	73%	85%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	29°−2°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 40 mph65 km/h	73%	77%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	26°−3°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from W, gusts 39 mph62 km/h	70%	35%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	26°−3°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 36 mph58 km/h	70%	20%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	29°−2°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	64%	15%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	33°1°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	55%	15%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	47%	11%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	40%	1%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	36%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	32%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	29%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	29%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	33%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	52%	10%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	54%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	50%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	33°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	63%	55%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	55%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	57%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	25%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	78%	20%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	78%	58%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	81%	50%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	35%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	47%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 35°2°)	24°−4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	84%	49%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	40%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	40%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	47%	42%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	44%	3
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	48%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	34%	71%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	33%	73%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	34%	70%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	65%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	38°3°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	41%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	45%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	33°1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	43%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	63%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	65%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	62%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	63%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	59%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	25°−4°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	24°−4°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 36°2°)	23°−5°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	78%	86%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 21°−6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 21, with temperatures rising to around 26 overnight. West wind 0 to 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Low, likely
21°−6°–38°3°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 22°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 23°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 49. Northeast wind 0 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Low, likely
22°−6°–32°0°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 44°7°, low 21°−6°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.5 in1.3 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 33°0°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Low, likely
21°−6°–33°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 46°8°, low 26°−3°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. East wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Low, likely
26°−3°–34°1°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 51°11°, low 22°−6°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 1 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
22°−6°–40°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. North wind 1 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
24°−4°–35°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 50°10°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 10pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Low, likely
27°−3°–41°5°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 51°11°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–60°16°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–55°13°
Low, likely
34°1°–48°9°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Low, likely
36°2°–42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 51°, low 21°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 49°, low 22°.
Monday
Dry, high 44°, low 21°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 46–51°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Knife River (ND) near Hazen

0.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 28 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Spring Creek (ND) at Zap

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Knife River (ND) near Golden Valley

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 24 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 56 min less
Golden hour: 5:59–7:01 PM; Morning 7:58–9:01 AM
Blue hour: 7:01–7:13 PM; Morning 7:46–7:58 AM; first light 7:46 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 81% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:30 AM · rises 5:43 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Hazen. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,300 ft, 19 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Rivers

Knife River (ND) near Hazen

Spring Creek (ND) at Zap

Knife River (ND) near Golden Valley

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon